Shloka 40
Dialogue of Father and Son (Pitṛputra-saṃvāda) — Mohinī Episode
सोऽहं मूर्ध्नात्वया पुत्र धृतस्तत्क्षितिरक्षणात् । जित्वा द्वीपवतीं पृथ्वीं बहुभूपालसंवृताम् ॥ ४० ॥
so'haṃ mūrdhnātvayā putra dhṛtastatkṣitirakṣaṇāt | jitvā dvīpavatīṃ pṛthvīṃ bahubhūpālasaṃvṛtām || 40 ||
तस्मात् पुत्र, क्षितिरक्षणार्थं त्वया अहं मूर्ध्नि धृतः। बहुभूपालसंवृतां द्वीपवतीं पृथ्वीं जित्वा त्वमेवं मां धारितवान्॥
Unspecified (narrative speaker not explicit in this single verse)
Vrata: none
Primary Rasa: vira
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It frames political power as a dharmic responsibility: conquest and authority are justified only when they serve kṣiti-rakṣaṇa—protecting and upholding the Earth and its order.
Bhakti is implied as service expressed through duty: bearing a burden for the world’s welfare models selfless action offered to the higher order (dharma), which supports devotion in practice.
No specific Vedāṅga (like Vyākaraṇa, Jyotiṣa, or Kalpa) is taught directly; the practical takeaway is Rajadharma—ethical statecraft aligned with dharma rather than mere ambition.